MH370: Missing plane is NOT in Bay of Bengal as search goes for Malaysia Airlines jet

MISSING: The search for MH370 has failed to find any trace of the plane and a company claims it may have crashed thousands of miles away from the suspected crash site [EPA]

The Bay of Bengal is located between India and Burma and is thousands of miles from the suspected crash site of MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.

Australian survey company GeoResonance, who located the wreckage, said in a statement: "The company is not declaring this is MH370, however it should be investigated."

Despite informing the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), who are leading the search for the crash jet, of the discovery nearly a month ago no action has been taken.

SEARCH: The operation is continuing off the western coast of Australia [EPA]

"The company and its directors are surprised by the lack of response from the various authorities," added GeoResonance.

"This may be due to a lack of understanding of the company's technological capabilities, or the JACC is extremely busy, or the belief that the current search in the southern Indian Ocean is the only plausible location of the wreckage."

DESPAIR: The lack of information is proving difficult for relatives of those onboard the plane [AP]

“The company and its directors are surprised by the lack of response from the various authorities”

Australian survey company GeoResonance

JACC has said it is entirely satisfied the Boeing 777, which was carrying 239 people when it vanished on March 8, was in the southern Indian Ocean.

The aerial search for wreckage or floating debris has been called off as authorities focus their efforts on an intense undersea search.

The Bluefin-21, the robotic submarine, has failed to locate the plane after competing its search of the 314 sq km area where pings from the jet's flight recorder where detected.

It will now search nearby areas in the hopes of finding the doomed plane.